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Ranita boyadora enana (Lysapsus limellum)
Photo: Axel Kwet (CC BY-SA)
🐸 Native species of the Iberá

Ranita boyadora enana

Lysapsus limellum

A two-centimetre frog that spends its whole life floating among water hyacinths, eyes on top of its head like a mini caiman.

It almost never touches solid ground: it is born, sings, hunts and dies on the floating vegetation of the marsh. The eyes high on its head let it watch the surface while its body stays underwater, the same strategy the caiman uses, in miniature.

Behaviour

Active day and night on water hyacinths and water lettuce, hunting tiny insects. In danger, it dives.

How and when to see it

All year round on boat rides: look closely at the water hyacinth mats. In spring and summer its daytime choruses join in.

Where to see it in the Iberá

The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where ranita boyadora enana has confirmed presence:

Tours to see it

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